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Project Manager

Project Manager

AKQAWorkFromHome, Wellington, New Zealand
7 days ago
Job description

Project Manager

Lead the delivery of client projects, ensuring they meet scope, time, and budget requirements while fostering collaboration across client, design, and technical teams.

Role Requirements

  • Experience overseeing the delivery of digital projects, specifically websites.
  • Deliver and own work with autonomy, from initiation to close.
  • Lead the day‑to‑day delivery of our maintenance and support contracts and medium digital projects with accountability for time, budget, quality and maintain high‑quality data for reporting and governance.
  • Manage all core documentation : scopes, SOWs, estimates, timelines, risks, and status reports.
  • Anticipate delivery risks and elevate them proactively to a Lead for support managing and mitigating them.
  • Act as the central point of contact across client, design and tech teams.
  • Drive momentum through clear communication, milestone tracking, and team facilitation.
  • Experience managing both waterfall and agile delivery.
  • Own the creation of Statements of Work and associated project plans.
  • Own the financial performance of projects.
  • Understand the client’s business and key drivers.
  • Identify growth opportunities and support account expansion.

Qualities and Characteristics

  • Champion AKQA’s values in everything we do.
  • Focused on delivering quality work.
  • Strong commitment to excellence in client service, fostering strong relationships with our clients.
  • Organised with great attention to detail.
  • Confident.
  • Collaborative across disciplines to foster alignment and high‑performance delivery.
  • Ability to guide internal and client conversations to ensure alignment.
  • Constructively challenge direction and propose alternative solutions.
  • Build confidence and trust with the AKQA team and our clients.
  • Seek opportunities to connect clients with AKQA’s wider capabilities.
  • Embrace a mindset of continuous improvement across projects and processes.
  • We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in‑office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

    AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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